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Providing a complete introduction to qualitative methods in psychology, this textbook is ideal reading for anyone doing a research methods course in psychology that includes qualitative approaches or someone planning a practical project using qualitative methods.

Not just another research methods book, Doing Qualitative Research in Psychology is more a 'how to do it' manual, linked with a specifically designed set of digitised video recordings, transcripts and online resources to make learning about qualitative methods as easy as possible. The primary resources are a set of online, publically available video-recorded interviews produced by the editor and contributors to support student learning.

The text offers useful descriptions of how and why research questions are formulated and explains the importance of selecting appropriate methods for research investigations. Using examples from the specially produced data set, it describes four specific qualitative methods, outlining - in its very clear 'how to proceed' style - how each of these methods can form the basis of a qualitative methods laboratory class, practical or field study. As well as covering key topics such as ethics, literature reviews and interviewing, the book also describes precisely how research reports using qualitative methods are written up, in line with the appropriate conventions within psychology.

Michael A Forrester

Introduction: This Book and How to Use It

PART ONE: FORMULATING RESEARCH QUESTIONS

Cath Sullivan

Theory and Method in Qualitative Research

Rachel Shaw

Conducting Literature Reviews

PART TWO: CONDUCTING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Stephen Gibson and Sarah Riley

Approaches to Data Collection in Qualitative Research

Siobhan Hugh-Jones

The Interview in Qualitative Research

Nigel King

Research Ethics in Qualitative Research

PART THREE: QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS: PRACTICAL EXAMPLES

Stephen Gibson

Introducing the Data Set

Sally Wiggins and Sarah Riley

QM1: Discourse Analysis

Alasdair Gordon-Finlayson

QM2: Grounded Theory

Rachel Shaw

QM3: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Michael Forrester

QM4: Conversation Analysis

PART FOUR: WRITING UP

Colm Crowley

Writing up the Qualitative Methods Research Report

A comprehensive and accessible text which comes with a range of online resources that make it an essential core text for a practical 'hands-on' approach to teaching and learning qualitative research methods.

My first use of this text within a module and I'm delighted with it.
Clearly demonstrates the differences between the key methods of research and offers a very practical, hands on way of getting to grips with analysis. My only concern was the out of date link to the online resources. I found them eventually but clearly this will be a feature to change in any new editions.

This is an excellent book, although student nurses would not necessarily be undertaking their own research they do explore research techniques, particularly qualitative methods and this book is recommended to use as it is easy to follow.

This is a very well organised and presented book. I particularly like the way it presents the general issues in qualitative research then focuses on specific methodologies. I will be strongly recommending it to my students.